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The Adulterer's Perp Walknew

As with Spitzer's self-destruction in New York, sex scandals are spectacular but brief.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  03-21-2008  |  Media

Right-Wing Talking Heads Go Down With the Shipnew

As the administration sinks lower, the right-wing media rats have started to scamper.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  11-02-2007  |  Media

What, 'MAD' Worry?new

Examining culture for over 50 years, the humor magazine still has no shortage of good material.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  09-21-2007  |  Media

Bye-Bye, Bat Boynew

Weekly World News in final, tragic days as supermarket tabloids fight for life.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  08-10-2007  |  Media

Three O'clock Fearnew

Lou Dobbs bangs his poison drum.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  06-29-2007  |  Media

How to Purge the Passenew

The firing of Don Imus may point the way to getting rid of other pathetic old fools.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  04-20-2007  |  Media

Does Viral Media Weaken the Press, or Empower the People?new

From Nero to Nixon, despots have feared the mob, so could the videophone/YouTube/Blackberry internet be the New Mob they must rightly fear?
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  04-06-2007  |  Media

Lexicon Devilmentnew

Arianna Huffington's next goal: to become a verb.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  02-09-2007  |  Media

Putting the 'Ho in Ho Ho Honew

TV advertising and the rise of the schmuck husband.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  01-02-2007  |  Media

The Menage a Trois From Hellnew

Publishing should learn from the O.J./Regan/Murdoch fiasco -- but it won't.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  12-01-2006  |  Media

Apocalypse All Over Againnew

Middle East meltdown? For U.S. cable news channels, that's entertainment.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  07-28-2006  |  Media

What Took So Long?new

Major magazines assess Bush's failures in detail, but there's still a down side.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  05-05-2006  |  Media

Kill Bill Vol. 3new

The O'Reilly Factor may be proven dumb, but it's still dangerous.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  04-07-2006  |  Media

Earth Gets the Cold Shouldernew

Global warming isn’t a hot topic for the U.S. media.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  03-10-2006  |  Media

Poll Dancenew

The odds are overwhelming that 2006 will prove the most disgusting election in U.S. history -- until 2008, that is.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Mick Farren  |  02-10-2006  |  Media

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